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Skeletons Depicting Steve McNair, Sahel Kazemi
Pulled After Uproar
Nothing says Halloween like the fake
skeleton of an NFL quarterback murdered
by his mistress. At least that was the
initial opinion of King’s Island Amusement
Park — because, as part of their
Halloween Haunt show, a skeleton
depicting Steve McNair wearing a No. 9
jersey and holding a Titans helmet with
the top blown off was on display, an
apparent reference to the two bullet
wounds McNair suffered on the night he
died. As if that weren’t enough, a skeleton
depiction of Sahel Kazemi, McNair’s 20-
year old mistress who Nashville police
have said murdered the football star in
the early morning hours of July 4, 2009,
lies across the McNair skeleton’s lap,
wearing a piece of slinky red lingerie.
Videos of the display emerged courtesy of
a sneak peak given to WLVT in Cincinnati
and immediately drew intense scrutiny.
In the display, the McNair figure sits on a
couch, assuming the same position in
which he was murdered, and the Kazemi
figure rests on its lap. At the skeletons’
feet, a gun lies on the ground. The couple
are just two of the familiar faces included in
the Haunt: A skeleton depicting Heath
Ledger is shown surrounded by bottles of
pills (Ledger overdosed in January 2008),
and a skeleton is dressed like Michael
Jackson in pajamas. But it’s McNair’s
image alongside his mistress that has the
city of Nashville horrified.
George Plaster, the host of Nashville’s
highest rated radio show at 104.5 The
Zone, reacted with outrage. So did the
callers on his show Wednesday evening.
“I don’t think the city is going to take it
well at all,” Plaster said, “This is a city that
prides itself on having some taste and
values, and I just can’t see anything about
what they’re doing that has any good
taste at all. I was shocked and totally
appalled, and I think most people in
Nashville are as well.”
Kings Island is located 24 miles north of
Cincinnati, Ohio, roughly 260 miles from
the city of Nashville. It is the second-most
visited seasonal theme park in America,
behind Cedar Point, and the park does a
Halloween-themed event each year. This
year’s Halloween Haunt debuts on
September 25 and runs for 16 nights
through Halloween. The Web site advises
parents: “Halloween Haunt includes
graphic scenes, suggestive themes, and
intense imagery and is intended for
mature audiences; not recommended for
children. No one and nothing is off limits!”
Including an NFL quarterback and his
murdering mistress.
When reached by FanHouse, a
spokesperson for Kings Island, Don
Helbig, said the following, “There will not
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be a scene at our Halloween event that
features Steve McNair or anyone that
resembles him.”
With video and pictures of the skeletons
circulating online, Helbig at first declined
to acknowledge that they had ever
existed. “There was no reference to Steve
McNair at all. No jersey, nothing.” Upon
being informed that the pictures and video
were already online, Helbig again insisted
that the skeletons would not be featured
on Friday when the event opens. Pressed
as to when the skeletons were removed
from the park, Helbig stuck to his talking
points. “Our event does not open until
Friday,” he said, “We meant him no
disrespect.”
Clay Travis is the author of three books.
His latest, “On Rocky Top: A Front Row
Seat to The End of an Era” chronicles the
2008 Tennessee football season and is
on sale now.
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Skeletons Depicting Steve McNair, Sahel Kazemi
Pulled After Uproar
Nothing says Halloween like the fake
skeleton of an NFL quarterback murdered
by his mistress. At least that was the
initial opinion of King’s Island Amusement
Park — because, as part of their
Halloween Haunt show, a skeleton
depicting Steve McNair wearing a No. 9
jersey and holding a Titans helmet with
the top blown off was on display, an
apparent reference to the two bullet
wounds McNair suffered on the night he
died. As if that weren’t enough, a skeleton
depiction of Sahel Kazemi, McNair’s 20-
year old mistress who Nashville police
have said murdered the football star in
the early morning hours of July 4, 2009,
lies across the McNair skeleton’s lap,
wearing a piece of slinky red lingerie.
Videos of the display emerged courtesy of
a sneak peak given to WLVT in Cincinnati
and immediately drew intense scrutiny.
In the display, the McNair figure sits on a
couch, assuming the same position in
which he was murdered, and the Kazemi
figure rests on its lap. At the skeletons’
feet, a gun lies on the ground. The couple
are just two of the familiar faces included in
the Haunt: A skeleton depicting Heath
Ledger is shown surrounded by bottles of
pills (Ledger overdosed in January 2008),
and a skeleton is dressed like Michael
Jackson in pajamas. But it’s McNair’s
image alongside his mistress that has the
city of Nashville horrified.
George Plaster, the host of Nashville’s
highest rated radio show at 104.5 The
Zone, reacted with outrage. So did the
callers on his show Wednesday evening.
“I don’t think the city is going to take it
well at all,” Plaster said, “This is a city that
prides itself on having some taste and
values, and I just can’t see anything about
what they’re doing that has any good
taste at all. I was shocked and totally
appalled, and I think most people in
Nashville are as well.”
Kings Island is located 24 miles north of
Cincinnati, Ohio, roughly 260 miles from
the city of Nashville. It is the second-most
visited seasonal theme park in America,
behind Cedar Point, and the park does a
Halloween-themed event each year. This
year’s Halloween Haunt debuts on
September 25 and runs for 16 nights
through Halloween. The Web site advises
parents: “Halloween Haunt includes
graphic scenes, suggestive themes, and
intense imagery and is intended for
mature audiences; not recommended for
children. No one and nothing is off limits!”
Including an NFL quarterback and his
murdering mistress.
When reached by FanHouse, a
spokesperson for Kings Island, Don
Helbig, said the following, “There will not
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be a scene at our Halloween event that
features Steve McNair or anyone that
resembles him.”
With video and pictures of the skeletons
circulating online, Helbig at first declined
to acknowledge that they had ever
existed. “There was no reference to Steve
McNair at all. No jersey, nothing.” Upon
being informed that the pictures and video
were already online, Helbig again insisted
that the skeletons would not be featured
on Friday when the event opens. Pressed
as to when the skeletons were removed
from the park, Helbig stuck to his talking
points. “Our event does not open until
Friday,” he said, “We meant him no
disrespect.”
Clay Travis is the author of three books.
His latest, “On Rocky Top: A Front Row
Seat to The End of an Era” chronicles the
2008 Tennessee football season and is
on sale now.
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